When learning a new language for the first time one of the key things that you must learn is how to say goodbye. In French, just like English, there are many different ways of saying goodbye. The first and most formal way is to say aurevoir. This literally means until I see you again or until the next seing. Please note that the “re” isn’t exactly silent but it’s not said very strongly. Another way to say goodbye is salut. This is much less formal than aurevoir and should only be used with people your own age, peers or people younger than yourself. You can also say see you soon in French. To say this you say a bientot. Please note that the T at the end of bientot is not pronounced. Finally, one other way to say goodbye is a la prochaine. This literally means see you next time as prochaine means next.
As a beginner student learning French one of the first phrases you’ll want to learn is how to say I miss you. Of all the sentences you can study this is one of the most useful for your new French Friends! To say I miss you you say: Tu me manques. Let’s break it down. Tu is you in the familiar form. Me is part of what’s called a reflexive verb in French and it really means to me. Manques means to miss. In our example sentence we learn, Tu sais quoi, mon ami – which means, you know my friend? Tu me manques beaucoup aujourd’hui. I miss you a lot today.
In this lesson I’m going to teach you how to count to ten in French. For this lesson we’ll keep it simple and do 1-10 and in other beginners french vocabulary lessons we can count even higher! To say one you say Un.
To say two you say Deux. Notice the x is not pronounced and you just make an ugh sound. To say three you say Trois. The R is a bit tricky. You need to vibrate your tongue in the back of your throat. Four is Quatre. Again, watch R. Five is Cinq. Six is Six, just like English but watch that x at the end. Seven is Sept, pronounced Set. Eight is Huit, pronounced as it’s written but no strong English H. Nine is Neuf.
Ten is Dix. Again, watch the X.
In this tutorial I’ll teach you how to say I love you in French. This sentence is one of the first thing that everybody wants to know when learning French so I thought I’d teach you right away! I’ll also teach a few more fun phrases that you can use! To say I love you in French you say, Je t’aime. The verb aimer means to like or love. So, if you say Je t’aime bien that means I like you. This is more casual. Je t’aime mon amour means I love you for a woman to a man. Mon amour means my love. Je t’aime ma cherie means I love you my dear, said by a man to a woman. To say I will always love you, say Je t’aimerai pour toujours. To say I love you a lot say, Je t’aime beacoup. To say I love you a little say Je t’aime un peu. To say do you love me say Est-ce que tu m’aimes? To say, Of course I love you say, Oui, Biensur! Je t’aime!
